Literature in Translation
UCFV offers several courses of literature in translation. These courses focus on literature written in other languages, but which are studied in English translation, so no knowledge of another language is necessary. Some of these courses can fulfil the literature requirement for an Arts degree or may be taken as part of a majors program. These courses include: English 225, 226, 227, 250, and 301, and Russian 251, 252, 351, and 352. For full descriptions of these courses, please consult the appropriate category in the Course Descriptions section.
Faculty
David Allen, BA (Hons), MA (SFU), PhD (Queen’s), Professional Teaching
  certificate (SFU)
Alan Cameron, BA (Hons) (Calgary), MA, PhD (UBC)
Tim Herron, BA (Western Ontario), MA, PhD (Queen’s)
Lisa Storozynsky, BA, MA (Calgary), PhD (Birmingham)

 

Mathematics and Statistics
Website: www.ufv.ca/math
“Mathematics compares the most diverse phenomena and discovers the secret analogies that unite them.”
— Joseph Fourier
What is mathematics? Anyone who has taken a science or business course knows one answer: mathematics is a language. In any discipline in which quantity plays a role (such as chemistry, economics, sociology, or engineering) mathematics is used to both communicate and reason. To make oneself understood in any such discipline, and even to comprehend our technological society, one must be able to “speak” mathematics.
Mathematics has also been called a science, the science of reason. Perhaps less familiar is the idea of mathematics as art. Mathematicians often speak of patterns and structure of their discipline as “beautiful” or “subtle”, and even calculus itself has been said to be “... like the full-rigged sailing ship, a classic expression of Western genius.”
UCFV mathematics courses cover the range from pre-college algebraic manipulation skills, through the basic calculus, linear algebra, complex variables and differential equations required to understand physics and engineering, the discrete mathematics required for computer science, to the axiomatic development of algebraic systems and analysis in degree-level mathematics courses.
UCFV statistics courses deal with the mathematical deductions of probability, experimental design, sample surveys, the analysis of real world data, and the application of simple probability models to predicting and forecasting. Courses cover the range from introductory material for students with Grade 11 math to the generalized linear models and survival analysis used in modern biomedical literature.
UCFV offers a major in mathematics, and extended minors and minors in mathematics and mathematics/ statistics as options within the Bachelor of Arts degree program. Mathematics and statistics courses taken to satisfy extended minor/minor requirements will be counted as Arts subjects. For more details on the Bachelor of Science in Mathematics option, see this section.
Students cannot combine Mathematics with Mathematics (Statistics option) to form a Bachelor of Arts with two extended minors.
Students are encouraged to check the prerequisites for second-year and upper-level courses before enrolling in first-year math courses.
Students pursuing a minor or major degree in mathematics should note that not all courses will be offered every year. In order to increase the availability of upper-level courses students should:
a) Take at least four 200-level mathematics courses during their second year.
b) Take an introductory statistics course such as MATH 270 in their second or third year. Students pursuing the statistics option of a math degree should take MATH 270 in their second year.
This section specifies the mathematics major, extended minor and minor discipline requirements only. Information on additional Bachelor of Arts requirements begins in this section.
Mathematics major requirements
Lower-level requirements: 28–29 credits
•  Mathematics 111
•  Mathematics 112
•  Mathematics 211
•  Mathematics 214
•  Mathematics 221
•  Mathematics 225*
•  Mathematics 270
•  COMP 150 or Mathematics 235
*  Students who have successfully completed MATH 125   prior to Winter 2005 may use MATH 125 in place of   MATH 225.
Upper-level requirements: 30 credits
•  30 upper-level credits of mathematics courses labeled above MATH 302. At least nine of these upper-level credits must be 400-level (not including Directed Studies or Job Practicum).
 
Mathematics extended minor requirements
Lower-level requirements: 28–29 credits
•  Mathematics 111
•  Mathematics 112
•  Mathematics 211
•  Mathematics 214
•  Mathematics 221
•  Mathematics 225*
•  Mathematics 270
•  COMP 150 or Mathematics 235
*  Students who have successfully completed MATH 125   prior to Winter 2005 may use MATH 125 in place of   MATH 225.
Upper-level requirements: 15 credits
Fifteen credits from math courses numbered 308 or above.
 
Mathematics minor requirements
Lower-level requirements: 14–16 credits
•  Mathematics 111 or 115
•  Mathematics 112 or 116
•  Mathematics 211
•  Mathematics 221 or 152
•  one additional Mathematics course at the 100- or 200- level (excluding Mathematics 100, 103, 104, 105, 107, 108, 109, 110, 117, and 205).
Upper-level requirements: 15 credits
Fifteen credits from math courses numbered 308 or above.
 
Mathematics (Statistics option) extended minor requirements
Lower-level requirements: 32–33 credits
•  Mathematics 111 or 115
•  Mathematics 112 or 116
•  Mathematics 211
•  Mathematics 221
•  Mathematics 225*
•  Mathematics 270
•  COMP 150
•  COMP 155 or Mathematics 235
•  One additional second-year Mathematics course (excluding Mathematics 205).
*  Students who have successfully completed MATH 125  prior to Winter 2005 may use MATH 125 in place of  MATH 225.
Upper-level requirements: 15 credits
• 15 credits from: Mathematics 308 or 360; 315, 330, 350, 370, 390, 402, 420, 450, 451, 460, 470, 488.


Mathematics (Statistics option) minor requirements
Lower-level requirements: 18–19 credits
•  Mathematics 111 or 115
•  Mathematics 112 or 116
•  Mathematics 211
•  Mathematics 221 or 152
•  Mathematics 270
Upper-level requirements: 15 credits
•  15 credits from: Mathematics 308 or 360; 315, 330, 350, 370, 390, 402, 420, 450, 451, 460, 470, 488.

 

Faculty
Gillian Mimmack, BSc (Hons), MSc (Cape Town), MS, PhD (Florida State),
  Department Head
Ian Affleck, BSc (Hons) (Regina), PhD (SFU)
Jane Cannon, BA (Mundelein), MSTM (Santa Clara)
David Chu, BSc, MSc (Concordia), PhD (McGill)
Carollyne Guidera, BSc, MSc (SFU)
Ali Reza Fotouhi, BSc, (Mashad), MSc, (Shiraz) PhD, (Lancaster)
Camilo Martinez, BSc, MSc (Havana), PhD (Moscow)
Susan Milner, BA, BSc (Bishops), MSc (McMaster)
Linda Riva, BMath, MMath (Waterloo)
Greg Schlitt, BSc (UBC), MSc (SFU), PhD (McMaster)
Erik Talvila, BSc (Toronto), MSc (Western Ontario), PhD (Waterloo)
Joseph Yu, BSc (Fudan), Dip. CS, MSc, PhD (SFU)
Staff
Rhonda Colwell, BA (UCFV), Department Assistant

 

Media and Communication Studies
Media and communication studies focuses on the way that information is produced and used to create and influence public opinion about issues that affect our daily lives. The discipline strives to teach students to develop a considered and balanced perspective about how to use communication technology to best serve the public good. Graduates pursue varied career paths including media management, public relations, events management, fundraising, social advocacy, advertising, and web entrepreneurship.
UCFV, through its Social, Cultural, and Media Studies (SCMS) department, offers a minor in Media and Communication studies as part of its BA program, as well as a two-year Associate of Arts degree. Students may ladder into the BA program (MACS minor) from the Associate of Arts (MACS) degree.
Media and Communication Studies minor requirements
The MACS minor is an appropriate complement to several majors offered at UCFV. For example, students may wish to combine it with the sociology/anthropology major offered by Social, Cultural, and Media Studies, or with an English or psychology major.
Students seeking careers in the technical areas of media production will find these courses very valuable, but will need courses from elsewhere to provide instruction in the mechanics of production. For example, while the film industry in Canada is studied, film-making is not.
Lower-level requirements: 12 credits
•  A minimum of 12 credits selected from: MACS 110, 130, 210, 212, 215, 221, 230, 240, LAS 100, SCMS 270, (Note: students must take at least one of MACS 110 or 130)
Upper-level requirements: 15 credits
•  SCMS 334 (4 credits)
•  SCMS 355 or SCMS 356* (4 credits)
•  SCMS 460 (4 credits)
•  Three additional credits selected from: CMNS 312, CMNS 325, CMNS 360, CMNS 412, CRIM 416, PHIL 323, SOC 335, AH 316
*   Students who have taken one or both of these methods courses for the sociology/anthropology major may substitute this requirement with a minimum of four additional credits from the list provided for the last requirement.
Note: Students doing a sociology/anthropology major and MACS minor: SCMS 334 and SCMS 460 may be counted as either sociology or MACS credit, but not both. Students doing a sociology/anthropology major and MACS minor should consult with the Arts Advice Centre for appropriate course selection.
 
Associate of Arts degree: Media and Communication Studies
Graduates of the Associate of Arts, Media and Communication Studies option, are prepared to seek employment, to go on to Simon Fraser University to complete a BA in Communication, or to ladder into the BA (MACS minor) at UCFV. In some cases, graduates enter other post-secondary institutions to complete degrees in related areas of study or to earn diplomas in the production aspect of media. Talk to the Associate of Arts advisor, or a faculty member, about the best option for you.
For program requirements, please refer to the Associate of Arts degree: MACS section.
Faculty
Elizabeth Dennis, BA, MA, PhD (Toronto), Department Head
Kathleen Galarneau, BA (Waterloo), MA (SFU)
Eric Spalding, BA ( Concordia), MA (Quebec), PhD (SFU)
Staff
Lesley Poh, Department Assistant

 

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